Why
Should You Drink Water to Lose Weight?
Why
should you breathe air to live?
If you drink water to lose weight you are doing one
of the most
important things you can do to experience fast results.
Proper
hydration is a must for an efficient metabolism.
Metabolism
is the body's use of energy to carry out body functions:
breathing, heart beat, digesting food, walking...
One
of the livers primary functions is to metabolize fat. It converts
fat into the energy the body uses. If you are dehydrated your liver
will not function efficiently and you won't
efficiently remove the fat from your body. If
you can't efficiently remove fat from your body, your weight loss
will be a struggle!
Lack of water doesn't just affect the burning of fat. If you don't
drink water to lose weight the removal of waste from your body will be
negatively impacted.
Have you ever seen a construction site? There is a
lot of building and
a lot of waste generated as a result.
It's on the ground, in dumpsters...Everywhere! Imagine if the
waste was not continually disposed of...When you are losing weight your
body is metabolizing the stored fat
(burning it off). During the fat burning process there
is waste generated, just like the ashes produced when you burn wood.
If you don't drink water to lose weight you will be dehydrated and this
waste will not be removed efficiently from the body. It will pile up!
What happens when it piles up?
The same thing that happens when the waste around
the construction site
piles up... The building process is slowed down. The ever increasing
waste produces a harsh weight loss environment.
"So
how much water should I drink to lose weight?"
Studies have shown that you
should drink about eight - 8 ounce glasses
a day. You get a lot of your water from the
food you eat as well. This is why it is important to eat a lot of
fruits
and vegetables. These foods are almost all
water.
It's really easy to get dehydrated. If you
drink coffee or soda (any
caffeinated drink) you are dehydrating yourself. These drinks are
diuretics, meaning that they will take water out of your body.
In
general, you should drink more water than you lose. You can
have a pretty good idea if you are taking in more than you lose
by checking your urine (Sorry for the mental image)...Your urine should
be clear every time you go. It will naturally be clear after
you drink a lot of water, simply because of all of the water you just
drank. This is why it's important to remember that hydration is a
process...You need to make sure your urine is
clear at all times.
There are other reasons you should drink water to
lose weight...
Water
is a natural appetite suppressant. Studies have shown that
your body does not distinguish between needing more water
and needing more food. When your body is telling you that you are
hungry, it may actually be trying to tell you that you
are thirsty.
Another reason you should drink water
to lose weight is because dehydration
leads to water retention. If you do not get enough water
your body will store it. An excess of stored water
gives you a more...Full
looking figure!
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